January 5

Theatrical releases

1996
- The Bill Nye the Science Guy episode "Spiders" premieres in syndication.
- The Boy Meets World episode "City Slackers" premieres on ABC
2001 - The Even Stevens episode "Get a Job" premieres on Disney Channel.
2004 - The Lilo & Stitch: The Series episode "Angel" premieres on Disney Channel.
2007 - The Buzz on Maggie premieres on Toon Disney.
2008 - The BunnyTown episode "Bunny-A-Go-Go" premieres on Playhouse Disney.
2015 - The Star Wars Rebels episode "Path of the Jedi" premieres on Disney XD (originally premiered on WatchDisneyXD.com on December 29, 2014).
2018
- The Sofia the First episode "The Birthday Wish" premieres on Disney Channel.
- The Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episode "Fun & Games" premieres on ABC.
2019 - The second and final season of Milo Murphy's Law premieres on Disney Channel and Disney XD simultaneously with the crossover special "The Phineas and Ferb Effect".
2020 - The Star Wars Resistance episode "The Mutiny" premieres on Disney XD and Disney Channel.
2021 - The Muppet Babies episodes "The Legend of El Tomahto/Interplanetary Kickle Ball" premiere on Disney Jr.
2024 - The Mickey Mouse Funhouse episodes "There’s Something About Teddy/Finders Keepers?" premiere on Disney Channel and Disney Jr.

1913 - Jack Hannah † (animator, writer, and director)
1917 - Jane Wyman † (actress and philanthropist)
1941 - Hayao Miyazaki (film director, animator, producer, screenwriter, and manga artist)
1946 - Diane Keaton (actress, director, producer, and screenwriter)
1959 - Clancy Brown (actor, voice actor, and producer)
1969 - Marilyn Manson (singer-songwriter, musician poet, and actor)
1975 - Bradley Cooper (actor and screenwriter)
1992 - Mike Faist (actor, singer, and dancer)
2009 - Walker Scobell (actor)